Swiss selection for Baku starts soon

Who will represent the Alpine country in Baku? Like last year the Swiss broadcaster SF starts its selection very early. From September 1st on everyone who wants to take part can upload a song to a special internet platform.

The deadline for the song submission is set for September 30th. Afterwards 14 songs will be chosen by an internet voting and an expert jury. On December 10th the Swiss television plans a big live show where all 14 songs will be presented. The winner and Swiss representative for Baku will be determined by 100% televoting.

This procedure already worked very well last year. Anna Rossinelli was chosen with her beautiful ballad In love for a while and took Switzerland for the second time since the introduction of the semi-finals to a Eurovision final. Anna came 10th in the first semi-final, but finished last in the final.

On the road to… The Netherlands

Following Duncan Laurence's victory, the prepations for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest are in full swing in the Netherlands. Whether you will attend as a visitor or watch it in front of the TV screen, a fantastic event is awating you.
Below we have gathered a collection of articles about the preparations, to keep you updated on what to expect.

Norway and Sweden will meet in the first semi-final, while Greece and Cyprus this year are in each their semi-final. Host country the Netherlands will be able to vote for their Belgian neighbours in the first semi-final. Today, the semi-final allocation draw took place. Read more

The EBU have announced that 41 countries will compete at the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 to be held next May in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. This is the same number of countries that appeared last year. Read more

Rotterdam has been selected as the host city of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest in May next year. The Netherlands have hosted the competition four times, but this will be the first time that the event has been hosted by Rotterdam. Read more

Potential host cities Rotterdam and Maastricht have just four days to provide additional information as part of their official bids to host Eurovision. We will soon find out which city will be hosting the contest in 2020. Read more